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Well, that steak could have been a little better, but that's my own fault, I think. The baked potato and salad were decent though. I think next time I buy steaks, I'm going to get a better cut and marinate them before cooking.
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It was... let me think... '85? No, '86. The Patriarch was starting the same old shit over the holy sites in Jerusalem, and he'd sent some of his guys down there. Well, the Pope calls me into his office to talk about this. He says those Greeks, they got no respect. Not for the locals there, not for us. They need to be taught a lesson. Well, immediately, I think I'm going to need some backup on this. Those Greeks, like I said, no respect, but they are tough, you know? So I get a few guys together. One of them being Cardinal Uziano. Yeah, "Two Toes". You know the story of how he got that name, right? Yeah, ripped two toes off some little geek who was talking about how the Pope was the Anti-Christ. That's after he flattened the guy. Anyway, we roll down to Jerusalem, and it turns out that the Greeks, they've heard of "Two Toes" as well, so almost immediately things calm down. I mean quick like. They were scared. And scared is almost as good as respect, you know? So we're all acting cool, and we get everything worked out. Only had to drink a couple of the Greeks under the table. Yeah, they can drink that ouzo stuff all day long, but they can't handle this drink we called a drillbit back when... well, never you mind when. Anyway, that's my favorite Christmas memory.
Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store.
Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more."
~ How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) |
Seasons
Greetings!
Merry
Christmas (Eve)!
Merry Christmas!
(And Yule, Festivus, etc!)
Happy
Birthday,
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bohotremere (Fri),
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& darkfirewolfe (Sun)!
SC Governor Sanford: I oppose the federal stimulus plan! (give me some money!) I am a family values Republican! (Excuse me while I go visit my mistress.) I oppose the health care plan! (excuse me, Rep. Clyburn, help me out with some funding)
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For some reason, I thought "Mr. Six" would be an interesting name for a Magic Origin character on City of Heroes, but damned if I can remember why I thought this.
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Hall(o)way
So many doors - This hallway has
A dozen dozen or more, locked and not
Or sometimes left ajar. Memory
In flight, a statue or a favored nook
To think of all my life, a treasured book
Left on a nightstand sitting in the den --
Not where nightstands do belong, but when
Has memory ever been a tidy, spotless thing?
Stretching from my past it fades away...
And though I walk away from where it starts
I shall not try to pierce the nearing shadows
Lest I see the door ahead. It is well.
December 27, 2007 |
RelaxationYears ago I thought that I'd lost the ability I once had of sleeping 10 to 12 hours a night; this head cold seems to reawakened it, though I'm happily down to a few sniffles and a general sense of soreness (but never the overall aches and chills of the flu, thankfully). I'm taking holidays for today and tomorrow, and already had Christmas off, so I made good use of it in resting. I also picked up presents today for my dad and step-mom, and made tentative plans to see them Friday. Whee! ^_^
A new Karate Kid movie is coming out in the summer of 2010.Taking on the role of the teacher/mentor is... Jackie Chan.
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Florida Democratic Representative Alan Grayson gets his shorts in a knot over a blogger. (Yes, I'm linking from FOX News. Get over it.) Okay, see, he wants this Republican blogger investigated and possibly thrown in jail because... wait for it... the blogger's website URL is "mycongressmanisnuts.com". Is he concerned over a matter of libel? Why no. What then? Why, it's the fact that the world 'my' appears in the URL, and the blogger, Angie Langley, isn't actually one of Grayson's constituents, as Langley doesn't live in Florida's 8th District.  What a shock... he's the Representative for Disney World. The emanations from the magic rat have addled his brain. Welcome to the Streisand Effect, Mr. Grayson.
South Carolina is one of seven states whose state AGs are probing whether the "Nebraska compromise" is unconstitutional. (The "Nebraska compromise" being what the Republicans are calling the measures to get Nebraska Senator Nelson on board the health care reform bill. Me, I call it a bribe, because that's pretty much what it was.) Okay... let me see if I have this right... lacking a majority in the Senate, lacking even the numbers to filibuster, the Republicans are now turning to an issue of "Constitutionality" in order to derail the health care reform. Oooookay. Here's the thing. I don't care whether you like, love, hate, or loathe the health care reform. It's obvious that the Republicans loathe it (at least for the benefit of the cameras)... but doesn't it set an odd little precedent (not the legal version) where this could get flipped on them in later years? "Oh look, a Republican piece of legislation is coming down the pike. And look, a Democratic Senator is calling the measures to get a couple of Republicans behind it... 'unconstitutional'." I mean, fair's fair, right?
I despise organizing things through text message.
Okay, so I'm still occasionally having my internet connection... disconnect. But, and here's the weird bit, if I leave the "Network and Sharing Center" window open, I disconnect a lot less often. It's almost as if having it open, even if it's not the window on top, is reminding the computer "Oh yeah... da boss wants da Innernet ta work."
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Ahmadinejad says report of Iran trying to design an atomic bomb trigger is forged.Here's the thing. Given how Bush faked his way into invading Iraq, even if Iran were trying to develop nuclear weapons, I wouldn't expect them to say so. Because while we might or might not actually do anything about it (chickenhawking from Limbaugh aside, we would be hard pressed to fight a land war in Iran right now), Israel would be sure to react badly if Iran admitted to a nuclear weapons program. And by react badly, I mean bomb the shit out of any site that they suspected was part of that program. Still, you have to love quotes like this: ""You should know that if we had any intention of building a bomb, we would have had enough guts and courage to announce that without any fear from you." And you know, I think they would. I mean, sure, if it was entirely Ahmadinejad's decision to announce it (it isn't), then yeah... he'd be shouting it from the rooftops. Mind you, he'd have company, what with all the other Iranians shouting "Death to the dictator!" (which, by the way, is Ahmadinejad and co.)
Okay, so for Going Rogue (the City of Heroes expansion), when you create a new character, they can either be a Villain, a Hero, or a Praetorian (which means they start on an alternate Earth from the rest of the game world). Praetorians can end up choosing to be a Loyalist to the Praetorian leader (which means they become a villain), or they can be part of the Resistance (which means they become a hero). Now, various people on the forums have been making image .sig files for Resistance, or Loyalist, but I saw a new one today, and it made me laugh. 
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First off, the movie is utterly spectacular. It's not just the much talked about special effects and completely lifelike CGI and the fancy new 3D, but the story. Go experience the story. ( My thoughts with spoilers )
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CELL PHONES CAUSE CANCER! ABLOO-BLOO-BLOO!Seriously, what the fuck? Is this "make South Carolina look sane" week?
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Evangelicals in North Carolina are pissed because a public official doesn't believe in God. You see, in NC, to hold any sort of public office... you're required by the state constitution to believe in God. Except, of course, that it violates the separation of church and state. The Supreme Court said so in 1961 when it said a similar law in Maryland was unconstitutional. But hey... I'm only pointing this out because it's making North Carolina look more backward then South Carolina. Which is quite a feat.
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Senator Ben Nelson, D-Nebraska, finally signs on to the health care reform measure. Of course, they basically had to bribe him with tens of millions of federal Medicaid funds for his state, and limit abortion funding in newly created insurance exchanges in order to get his vote. In some ways, he's just as fucking slimy as Lieberman. But this gives the Democrats 60 votes. (Assuming that Lieberman doesn't cut and run on them. Again.) Cue the wingnuts heads exploding in 5... 4... 3... 2...
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This is exactly what I would have wanted to say about Lady Gaga if anyone ever asked, only put a lot better than I ever could. It's also catchy and just fun to listen to. Beyond just being a response to Lady Gaga, it's also a really great comment on pop music and art in general. Very awesome stuff. And just because all I ever post lately is youtube videos, here's a brief comment on my actual life. OH GOD FINALS ARE KILLING ME.
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OH!!!!!!! so, for those of you that haven't heard yet and that have not had to deal with my goofy-ness: About a week and a half ago I auditioned for the Rome Little Theatre production of My Fair Lady. Let me just start this story by saying, that was an interesting eperiance. I was very happy to be back in a theatre auditioning. that was a lot of fun but the audition itself was nerve wracking. I had forgotten about it and was only reminded about it a couple of hours before while I was at work. not having a car, I didn't have time to go home and change or shave and I really didn't have anything prepare. I didn't look bad, I just could have looked better and its not like I don't have a large enough rep that I can't just pull something out of my ass to sing but still, not how I like to go into an audition. waiting for the cast list to come out was aweful too. so, long story long, I got cast as Henry Higgins!!!!!! Henry Mother-fuckin' Higgins!!!!!! (yes, it would seem the Samuel L. Jackson played that role at some point too ;) ) I don't know if you all really understand what this means to me. this is one of my favorite roles in one of my favorit shows of all times. I mean, since I was a little kid. I know all the songs, I know most of the dialog but still, I am freaking out. but in a good way. Its probably the largest role I have even gotten. honestly, I'm still really in shock over the whole thing. its the part I auditioned for but I never really thought I'd get it. anyway, thats the big news for me. show opens end of March. every one should come see it!!
| Title: | you know . . . |
| Author: | arribus |
| Date: | 2009-12-17 @ 10:58 |
| Security: | public |
| Music: | "You Belong With Me." ~Taylor Swift |
| Mood: | Strangely Content  |
Sometimes the music says it all
You know, I'm somewhat lucky in that, thus far, no one's given me any shit about not saying "Merry Christmas" instead of "Happy Holidays". For that matter, I don't say "Happy Holidays" all that much either. I suppose I can chalk up a large part of that to the fact that I work third shift, and therefore don't deal with as many customers, but it just seems sort of odd that Christmas is the only holiday we do this for. Shouldn't people have a "happy holiday" for Easter, or Independence Day or President's Day as well? More to the point, we don't expect people to bring it up weeks beforehand for any other holiday. Think about it... for any other holiday, there's no three to four week period before the actual holiday itself where there's as much concern over that holiday. You don't see people start acting all super patriotic at the beginning of June as a preparation for the 4th of July. Nobody starts saying "Have a happy Halloween" at the end of September. Sure, a lot of those holidays get the shit advertised out of them, but there's not the same desperate intensity to project beliefs on others. But there are people who get their panties in a twist the day after Thanksgiving if you don't say "Merry Christmas" to them when they're paying for their purchases. They're boycotting stores because the employees there are saying "Happy Holidays". But what would the Christmas season be without self-created stress?
Name: Marcus Shaw Clan: Tremere Generation: 6th (tentatively) Faction: Camarilla Born: 1105 Embraced: 1135 Personal Information: Pending Lineage Information: http://wiki.white-wolf.com/camwiki/index.php?title=House_VanatoriiConcept: Reluctant Politician, fervent Academic. Looking for Ties: Lineage, Allies, Enemies, Gargoyles, Apprentices, etc. Expanded Concept: Marcus is, in short, a Tremere whose advanced generation and shadowy sire have forced him into various political arena’s and services for House and Clan Tremere. His true goals, however, have always been the pursuit and acquisition of magical understanding and arcane lore. He is, by all accounts, a quiet, bookish, sort – more often confused to be a quiet English intellectual, rather than the Austrian that was the country of his birth. Areas open for Ties: Austrian Tremere from the “good ole days”, anyone around England during the period of the East India Company, and then any other misc. as needs be arranged.
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